Genie

Did you ever consider animals as your hero? Without any recognition, animals have given us longer and healthier lives than ever before. Biomedical research refers to research that “is conducted to increase fundamental knowledge and understanding of the physical, chemical and functional mechanisms of human life processes and diseases.”(1) Nearly every medicine, medical device, surgical procedure and therapy we have today has depended on animal testing and biomedical research. Although there are…

Making a video for marketing project can be difficult: getting students to participate, having a crystal clear concept to make an effective ad etc. Last year, I took a marketing management course where our teacher assigned the students a class project; the class project was about making a presentation and ad, coming up with our own brand name and packaging. Since it was a mega project for the whole class, it was difficult for everyone to even where to start from. Our teacher did give some hints…

Here it is all over again! Another lengthy and predictable Thursday evening where I end up fantasizing about a magical genie who could grant my wishes. After reading that, you are probably thinking “how could she possibly set her thoughts towards something that unrealistic?” To justify, this entire semester has been a constant cycle between attending classes, completing the work for those classes, working my two jobs, fighting with my boyfriend because we hardly get to spend time with each other…

Security briefing paper on Pakistan Introduction: Having lost the last vestiges of its secular inspiration in the bloody marshes of Bangladesh in 1971, the country the world knows as Pakistan is at present under siege from a motley armada of militant groups, trying to establish an Islamist utopia . The situation is made worse by the schizophrenic state of the country’s counter-terrorism approach, with differential treatments meted out to Afghan Taliban and Laskhkar-e- Taiba ( groups…

named Haroun, whose father is the famous storyteller, Rashid Khalifa. However, Haroun’s happiness turns into sadness because Soraya, his mother, runs away, and Rashid lost his ability to tell stories. To set thing straight, Haroun convinces a water genie he ran into to take him to the source of stories. The source of stories is a sea…

cupboard because she thought it was pretty. The Golden Cap is not configured by manmade ingenuity, but rather it is enchanted by a spell and forces the Winged Monkeys to obey the individual that possess the cap. The Golden Cap operates much like the genie and the magic lamp. The Winged Monkeys have to carry out three wishes of the present owner of the Golden…

because my mom said I was not old enough to wear her red lipstick. At that moment, all I wanted was to be tall, big and grown so that I could make my own choices and live life my way. My wishes did come true, but it is like the wish granted by a bad genie, he tricked me. The universe seems to take away a part of you as it grants your wishes. I grew up. Then I realized, growing up is not just reaching adulthood, maturing or having to be responsible. Growing up is losing innocence and having to…

choose to become business owners, face some of the most challenging issues during the idea stage. Sure, we all can agree being our own boss, being able to do as we please and when due to our wealth is great however, it is not as easy as rubbing a genie lamp and making a wish. Selecting the correct strategy to market the product or food, and then make the product appealing to the consumer is key to mastering the business concept. Some may claim starting a business 50 years ago was easier than…

Gun Control During recent elections the Second Amendment was at the center of many political debates. Anti-gun politicians used the horrible examples of recent school shootings and terrorist acts such as the Florida night club shooting to scare people into increasing gun control. On the other hand, pro-Second Amendment politicians used scare tactics of losing the right to bear arms and the fear to not be able to fight if need be, to try to win votes. A deeper understanding of the…

Oxford’s Dictionary defines a stereotype as “A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing (Webster’s 2016).” These stereotypes are commonly used to embellish characteristics of a society that we do not understand. Stereotypes can, however, be used to help people connect with a lifestyle that is foreign to them. The most important things is how people act on what they observe about cultures that are different than their own. Stereotypes are…